Paul Quirk, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Making electoral democracy work: voters, parties, and the rules of the game
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
The competence of policymaking in the US: elites, citizens, and information
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$76,662

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Making electoral democracy work: voters, parties, and the rules of the game

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Blais, André

Keywords: electoral systems; voting; political parties; party system; electoral reform

$2,500,000

The competence of policymaking in the US: elites, citizens, and information

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Quirk, Paul J.

Keywords: public policymaking; deliberation; information; United States; congress; presidency; public opinion; experts; policy analysis

$76,662

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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